COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 81, 30 November 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

THE WOOL SALES. Melbourne, November 29. At the wool sales, competition was keen and well distributed. The high prices of the earlier part of the week were well maintained towards the close in sympathy with the London sales, which failed to fully realise expectations. Bidding showed irregularity, and the withdrawals were somewhat heavy. Finer sorts, however, showed a strong demand. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. • Sydney, November 29. The potato market is bare. Locals sold at £lB. Newton King’s Weekly Report. At Waiwakaiho on Friday, 22nd, there was a good entry of all classes, and a good attendance of the public. Competition was good for most lines, nearly everything being cleared at the following rates Jersey Holstein 15 month heifers £4 5s 6d to £4 15s, grades £2 16s to £3 14s. 15 month steers (poor quality) £1 17s to £2 11s, bulls from £2 11s to £6, 2 T year coloured steers £3 7s Gd to £3 16s, empty 2-vear heifers from £4 5s to £4 16s, (rood store cows £3 18s 6d to £4 18s. small £2 14s to £3 10s, aged £1 2s to £2 ss, fat cows £5 13s 6d to £6 Is, springing heifers from £6 7s 6d to £B, dairy cows £5 2s 6d to £8 7s 6d. , TT On Monday, 25th inst., at the Urenui yards tliero was a his entry, with a good attendance of the public. Springing heifers and cows were (yarded in good numbers, selling under good competition at from £8 to £lO for best cows, and £5 12s 6d to £6 7s 6cl for 2nd grade, dairy heifers best' from £6 10s to £9, small £4 to £5 15s. Bidding opened very slack on store cattle, but improved during the sale, the majority of the yarding being disposed of as follows: —Choice 15 month Jersey heifers £5 2s 6d, grades £3 2s 6d to £3 8s 6d, good line ]5 to 18 month steers £3 14s, sma'l or coloured £1 15s to £2 10s, bulls £2 17s to £4, 24-year Shorthorn steers £5 to £5 4s, 24-year coloured steers and stags £3 8s 6d, empty 2 year Jer. ey heifers (choice colours) £6 3s. grades £3 18s to £4 11s, fat cows £5 7s 6d to £6 11s, fat heifers £5 16s, good store cows £3 18s to £4 13s, small £3 Is to £3 11s 6d, aged £1 8s to £2 ss, empty Jersey cows (guaranteed sound) £5 to £5 10s, forward bullocks £7 10s, f.m. ewes with 100 per cent, good wellgrown lambs 20s 6d, two-tooth to sixtooth ewes (with 75 per cent, lambs) up to 23s . ( 1 At Toko on the same day fat cows realised £5 2s to_£s 17s, store and forward cows £3 5s to £4 16s, cows and calves £4 13s, bulls from £3 6s to £6, 15 month heifers £3 10s, 15 mouth steers £3 Bs, ewefe and* lambs (small line) 21s 3d, empty 2 year heifers £4 6s. > On Tuesday, 26th, for the fortnightly Stratford sale, the heavy rain which prevailed all day prevented many vendors from yarding their cattle. Consequently there was a small entry of about 500 head. The attendance also was considerably affected by the weather, few buyers being present, and competition was quiet, but after the sale practically the whole of the yarding, with the' exception of the dairy cattle, was cleared as follows:—15 month grade Jersey heifers £4 to £4 2s, yearling hulls £1 to £2 6s, bulls for canning from £3 3s to £5 Is, 24 year steers (with a bit of colour) £4 10 s, empty. 24 year coloured heifers £4 15s to £5 2s 6d, grades £4 5s to £[ 11s, fat cows £5 10s to £6 7s Gd, good store cows £3 13s 6d to £4 12s Gd, small stores £2 6s 6d to £2 3s, springing heifers £6, dairy cows £6 10s, 3 to 34 year bullocks £6 12s 6d. On Wednesday at the Stony River yards there was only a small entry, with a good demand, as follows:—15 month grade heifers £3 6s to £3 12s. small £2 15s, 15 month steers (good) £3 5s 6d, bulls from £2 16s to £6, empty 2 year heifers £4 Is to £4 17s, store and forward cows from £4 6s to £5, springing heifers £5 2s 6d to £1 ss, dairy cows £5 12s 6d, cons and calves £5 to £5 5s Gd, slip pigs 19s 6d, small stores £1 Is, young pedigree Berkshire boars £2 2s.